Tea House·longxugou·treasure Ship (complete Collection of Lao She's Classics)
by Lao She
About This Novel
"Teahouse" shows the social changes of nearly half a century in three eras: the Reform Movement of 1898, the warlord war, and the eve of the founding of New China. Through a teahouse called Yutai, it reveals the darkness, corruption, grotesqueness and bizarreness of Chinese society in the past half century, as well as all the living beings in this society. There are nearly 50 characters in the script. In addition to teahouse owners, there are bannermen who eat royal food, industrial capitalists, eunuchs in the Qing palace, priests who believe in foreign religions, impoverished farmers, as well as spies, thugs, policemen, gangsters, fortune tellers, etc. There are many characters but distinct personalities. You can "know the person by hearing their voice" and "outline the outline of a character in a few words." The work depicts the dismal management of the ancestral "Yutai Teahouse" by teahouse owner Wang Lifa. Although he is shrewd, tactful, and devoted, he is ultimately unable to stop the decline. It reflects the trend of Chinese society from the side. The play has been performed many times at home and abroad and has won high praise. It is a classic work of contemporary Chinese drama creation. "Longxugou" describes the different experiences of four families in a small courtyard in Beijing during social changes, and shows the tremendous changes in the old and new eras. The play has created distinctive characters such as Madman Cheng, Aunt Wang, Niangzi, and Sister-in-law Ding. In particular, the protagonist Cheng Madman changed from an artist to a "madman" in the old society, and then from a "madman" to an artist after liberation. It reflects the different fates of the Chinese people before and after liberation, embodies the central idea of the people's government for the people and the people's support and love for the party and the government. "Treasure Ship" is a children's drama created by Mr. Lao She. The play tells the story of the kind-hearted and hard-working Wang Xiaoer who rescued the old man Li Bashi who fell into the water when he was chopping firewood in the mountains. In order to thank Wang Xiaoer, Li Bashi gave Wang Xiaoer a small paper boat, which can be turned into a big boat that rides the wind and waves. When the flood came, Wang Xiaoer drove a treasure boat to help many animals out of danger, and rescued the lazy Zhang Busan from the flood. After the flood receded, the greedy Zhang Busan stole the treasure ship and presented it to the emperor while everyone was rebuilding their homes. With the help of Li Ba Shi and his friends, Wang Xiaoer entered the palace and recaptured the treasure ship, and punished the greedy Zhang Busan and the stupid emperor as they deserved. It extols the beautiful souls of workers who are diligent, kind, helpful, tenacious and brave, and unite and help each other. The twists and turns of the vivid story, the fantasy-rich plot, and the innocent and childish language have made this work deeply loved by young readers since its birth.
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